keel
美音:
[ki:l
]英音:
[ki:l
]n.龙骨(船的脊骨),平底船 vt.装以龙骨,使倾覆 vi.倾覆
难易程度:
keel为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:keeled 过去分词:keeled 现在分词:keeling 第三人称单数:keels
keel
/ki:l; kil/
n
1 timber or steel structure along the bottom of a ship, on which the framework is built up (船的)龙骨
*lay down a keel, ie start building a ship 安龙骨(动工造船).
2 (idm 习语) on an even keel => even1.
v (phr v) keel over
1 (of a ship) capsize (指船)倾覆, 翻倒.
2 (infml 口) fall over; collapse 倒下; 倒塌
*After a couple of drinks he just keeled over on the floor. 他喝了两杯酒後就跌倒在地了.
* The structure had keeled over in the high winds. 那座建筑物让大风给刮倒了.